#51: December 17, 2011 - That's All Folks

Folks - That's it for 2011.

From Henry's site: '..... this is the last show for the year for us on KCRW as the next two Saturdays will fall on holidays and the station will be on Eclectic 24 mode. How conventional. I know, I am pissed, too. I have so many great Christmas albums I wanted to flex. The Bootsy and Billy Idol ones are the best. Some of you Fanatics may remember that in lieu of being on the radio, I did my own show here at the office for free download. Hmmm . . . .'

If those downloads materialize they'll be up here as soon as humanly possible. Until then - Eat, drink, be merry; for tomorrow we die. No, wait...that's not it..it's Merry something, right? Merry Xmas -that's it. Or Happy Hanukkah. Or Surf Naked - I forget. And digress.

#53: December 24, 2011 - Office Party No.2

01. Michael Finnissy - Câtana (1984) Uroboros Ensemble/MF. Michael Finnissy is the composer. British piano/composer. I don’t know much about him but I like this album Finnissy Chamber Music as well as another of his called English Country Tunes.

02. Iannis Xenakis - Orient-Occident (1960) / Electronic Music Greek avant composer. Died in 2001. Diamanda Galas loaned me one of his records in 1985 and that helped start my interest in music that was more out there. I was surprised how quickly I took to different kinds of music.

03. George Crumb: 03. Dream Sequence (Images II) / (Ensemble Für Neue Musik Zürich) American composer, apparently, still working at over 80. I first heard him on KCRW. I think it was Night Music In Four Nocturnes was what I heard.

04. Harry Partch - Rotate the Body in All Its Planes, (music for an exhibition of gymnasts for soprano, chorus, traditional & Partch instruments) / Harry Partch Collection Vol 3 It was Chris Haskett of the Rollins Band who turned me onto Harry Partch’s music. I have heard some but not nearly all of it. He died in 1974. There’s a lot of information on him online.

05. Wolf Eyes - Track 2 / Man Made Hell John Olson, American Tapes. One of the many great Wolf Eyes tracks out there. This is one of my favorites.

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